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All done. Unlike most OWC's, I really didn't feel like there was a complete stand-out script. I think it's going to be too close to call for six of the entries. Good luck to those six for the Writer's Choice, you probably know who you are
Well I’ve reviewed them all. I enjoyed the read, there was a real mixed batch. I was surprised how many were not horror and a few played fast and loose with the vehicle, as if “the majority of the screenplay must heavily feature some sort of vehicle” was not clear enough. But it was all good fun!
I also noted the discussion that arose regarding how much needs explaining to the audience versus how much they can figure out themselves, or how much they will accept. I think horror has a bit more leeway than some other genres, after all unexplained random shit happening to people is most horror movies. However I think this debate rages in every script that goes into production. There will be some who want it ‘more obvious’ and some who want the ‘audience to figure it out themselves.’
As always, there is a balance. I personally hate being spoon-fed (a term from the UK meaning to feed a baby) but at the same time I’m not a fan of something coming out of left field. An example is on one of the scripts (SPOILER WARNING), I noted at least one reviewer wanting to know where the giant spiders came from. Early on in the script there is a brief news report on the radio about a chemical spill. That was enough for me. I didn’t need a scene showing me this, with some scientists in radioactive suits talking about how worried they are that this experiment has got loose in the wild. But you betcha there will be some Hollywood exec out there which will insist on something like this being shoehorned into to make it ‘more obvious’ for the audience.
If a giant spider had attacked someone at the very beginning of the script without the build-up of the other spiders and no reason at all was provided – I would question that though. Spiders are different. I think a lot of us secretly suspect giant spiders live underground so maybe no-one would question it? An alien invasion by crabs though, well that’s a different story altogether!
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As always, there is a balance. I personally hate being spoon-fed (a term from the UK meaning to feed a baby)
It's a term in North America too. We also have babies.
I agree about the amount of information being provided. It is a hotly debated subject. What might be lost on some folks is genre movies aren't meant to satisfy everyone. They have an audience who has seen other genre movies. Just like nobody needs to explain vampires or zombies any more because those have turned mainstream, genre movies don't have to explain many of the rules that are common in genre films. All the audience wants to know is which set of rules they're dealing with and what this story is being original with, and that's where the frustration sets in.
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